A two-week journey to all 468 NYC subway stops
Documented in photographs, sketches, and words.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

A/B/C/D Trains - 125 St. (Extra Days, stop #452)

Out: The exit here is on a busy stretch of 125 St., at the corner of St. Nicholas Ave.There are plenty of people out and about as well as traffic, even on a Sunday afternoon.There are many small businesses and fast food places, as well as larger chains.

While 125 is almost all commercial with many stores and large billboards, there are many large apartment buildings on St. Nicholas.The people around are mostly black, not surprising here on the main street of Harlem.

In: The layout here is two platform, four track with both express and local access.There are brick tile floors on the platform and green metal columns in the middle of the platform.There is green tile stripe down the side wall and no mosaic station name.The station in general is dimly lit and the tiles on the walls are dirty.The mezzanine is also floored in brick tiling and extends for the length of the platform and there are multiple exits.